Academy of Medicine of Cleveland
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Professional organization for the promotion of modern medicine and community health issues founded in 1902 by the Cuyahoga County Medical Society and the Cleveland Medical Society.
From the description of Records, 1914-1969. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22748536
The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland (f. 1902), a professional organization for the promotion of modern medicine and community health issues, was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, at a joint meeting of the Cuyahoga County Medical Society and the Cleveland Medical Society with an initial membership of 459. From the beginning, the academy allied itself with the Cleveland Medical Library Association, often sharing office space. In an effort to improve the organization and its services, a full time executive secretary was hired in 1919, making the Cleveland academy the first in the country to hire a professional administrator. The strategy worked and within two years the membership had increased to over 700, marking a turning point in the prestige of the organization. In 1924 the offices moved from Prospect Road to the Allen Memorial Library, and five years later the name expanded to the "Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County Medical Society." Throughout its history the academy has been involved in community health issues, endeavoring to promote modern medical techniques through mass media. As early as the 1920s, the academy was instrumental in moving the operation for Tonsillectomies from school clinics to hospitals. Radio programs and public health lectures were particularly popular during the Great Depression. In 1953, a television series, "Prescription for Living," was presented using a doctor and actors from the Cleveland Play House to dramatize medical situations. The academy's 1958 radio panel show, "The Doctor Speaks," later became "Healthlines" and was sponsored by Blue Cross/Blue Shield. The academy was also active in the community in the latter half of the twentieth century. Members aided in establishing one of the world's first poison information centers, orchestrated polio and rubella campaigns, and helped create the Hough-Norwood Fmily Health Center. In 1976 the academy reorganized its priorities into five divisions: legislative, political, ethical standards, peer review, and negotiations with third-party carriers. The academy is still active today, using advertising agencies and other media professionals to monitor its image.
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From the guide to the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland Records, 1914-1969, (Western Reserve Historical Society)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | Academy of Medicine of Cleveland Records, 1914-1969 | Western Reserve Historical Society | |
creatorOf | Academy of Medicine of Cleveland. [Medical societies collection of programs, etc.]. | Stanford University Lane Medical Library | |
creatorOf | Academy of Medicine of Cleveland. Miscellaneous medical collection, [19--]. | Lake County Historical Society | |
creatorOf | Academy of Medicine of Cleveland. Records, 1914-1969. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library |
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